Saw Omma of Sagaing
| Saw Omma of Sagaing စောဥမ္မာ | |
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| Queen of the Northern Palace of Ava | |
| Tenure | c. 1390s – April 1400 |
| Predecessor | Shin Saw Gyi of Sagaing |
| Successor | Saw Khway of Ava |
| Queen of the Central Palace of Ava | |
| Tenure | 5 September 1367 – c. 1390s |
| Predecessor | new office |
| Successor | Saw Taw Oo of Sagaing |
| Born | c. 1349 Sagaing |
| Died | ? Ava (Inwa) |
| Spouse | Swa Saw Ke |
| Issue | Saw Chantha[1] (daughter) Kyawswa (son) |
| Father | Thado Hsinhtein[note 1] |
| Mother | Soe Min Kodawgyi |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Saw Omma (Burmese: စောဥမ္မာ, pronounced [sɔ́ òʊɴmà]) was a queen consort of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. She was a granddaughter of King Saw Yun, the founder of Sagaing Kingdom, and a sister of King Thado Minbya, the founder of Ava Kingdom. When Swa became king, Omma was first given the title of Queen of the Middle Palace and Sagaing in fief. When her elder sister Shin Saw Gyi became the chief queen, Omma succeeded her sister as the Queen of the Northern Palace.[2]
Ancestry[edit]
The following is her ancestry according to Hmannan. She was descended from Pagan and Pinya royalty. Her paternal side is unreported except that her father was of the Tagaung royal line.[3]
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Notes[edit]
- ^ Chronicles (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 392) say that her father's title was Thado Hsinhtein. According to an inscription dedicated on 26 June 1398 (Wednesday, 12th waxing of Waso 760 ME) per (Taw, Frorchhammer 1899: 164), her father's name is Athincha, Governor of Sagaing.
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
- Taw, Sein Ko; Emanuel Forchhammer (1899). Inscriptions of Pagan, Pinya and Ava: Translation, with Notes. Archaeological Survey of India.
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| Queens of the Northern Palace | |
| Queens of the Central Palace | |
| Queens of the Western Palace | |
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